February 02, 2015, 11:28AM

Police in Long Beach, Miss., arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the Saturday afternoon robbery of a Terrytown daiquiri bar, authorities said. Officer took Joey Copous, 29, of Terrytown, into custody in the at an apartment complex on Sunday (Feb. 1), said Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Jefferson Parish detectives obtained a warrant... Full story »

February 01, 2015, 9:30PM

A woman was cut in River Ridge on Sunday night (Feb. 1), according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The incident occurred near the intersection of Wilker Neal Avenue and Newton Street around 9:14 p.m. Her injuries were not life-threatening. Full story »

February 01, 2015, 5:07PM

A man was cut Sunday afternoon (Feb. 1) in Metairie, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The crime occurred around 3:06 p.m. in the 700 block of Wilker Neal Ave. The man's injuries were not life-threatening, deputies said. Full story »

February 01, 2015, 11:03AM

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office has issued an arrest warrant for a suspect believed involved in the Saturday afternoon (Jan. 31) armed robbery of a daiquiri bar in Terrytown. The warrant was issued for Joey Copous, 29, of Terrytown for armed robbery and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Norman announced. Sheriff's Office officials said... Full story »

January 31, 2015, 5:37PM

Terrytown Daiquiri Place was robbed at gunpoint Saturday afternoon, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The robbery occurred around 4:18 p.m. at the business at 445 Terry Parkway. No one was injured in the attack. Deputies did not release any additional information. Full story »

January 30, 2015, 6:32PM

Drops in burglaries, assaults, thefts and murder drove a 1.5-percent dip in serious crime reported in unincorporated Jefferson Parish in 2014, according to statistics released Friday by the Sheriff's Office. It marked the second-lowest crime total since the agency began compiling such statistics in 1974, Sheriff Newell Normand said. "The lowest year was 2012. We missed it by 30 crimes," Normand... Full story »

January 30, 2015, 9:29AM

The following arrests were reported by law enforcement agencies in East Jefferson and the West Bank. Jan. 26 Freddie Payne, 18, 313 Lafayette St., Bridge City, was arrested at River Road and Seven Oaks Boulevard in Bridge City and booked with aggravated battery, illegal use of a weapon and felony illegally carrying a weapon. Ervin Blandon, 45, 582 Behrman... Full story »

January 29, 2015, 4:22PM

A Marrero mail jailed earlier this month on charges of breaking into several Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office patrol cars has been rearrested and booked with 17 more vehicle burglaries, according to authorities. Detectives arrested Charles Edward Wills, 22, on Jan. 16 after he confessed to targeting four department patrol cars parked in Marrero neighborhoods between Dec. 29 and Jan. 1, arrest records... Full story »

January 28, 2015, 10:57AM

A 45-year-old New Orleans man accused of exposing himself and masturbating aboard a public Jefferson Transit bus told investigators he did so in hopes of impressing a teenage girl, authorities said. But Leroy Dillon's exhibitionistic overture had the opposite effect, according to Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The 17-year-old John Ehret High School student told... Full story »

January 28, 2015, 9:05AM

The following arrests were reported by law enforcement agencies in East Jefferson and the West Bank. Jan. 22 Leonard Craft, 51, 1259 Marshall Drive, Marrero, was arrested at Field Street and Eiseman Avenue in Marrero and booked with two counts of creation of a fake narcotic with the intent to distribute and drug distribution. Jordan Hanson, 29, 641 Morningside... Full story »

January 23, 2015, 10:39AM

The following arrests were reported by law enforcement agencies in East Jefferson and the West Bank. Jan. 19 Manuel Chacon, 26, 68 Montego Drive, Kenner, was arrested at Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Clearview Parkway in Metairie and booked with DWI, having an open container of alcohol and driving with no license. Arnoldo Zamarripa, 38, 4215 D'hemecourt St., New Orleans,... Full story »

January 22, 2015, 5:32PM

A woman who recognized her stolen iPad mini being offered for sale online called in the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office to help catch the thief, according to authorities. The unidentified victim and a neighbor, both from the 1600 block of Hope Drive in Marrero, contacted the department around Wednesday (Jan. 21) to report that their cars had been burglarized, according... Full story »

January 21, 2015, 4:18PM

A Marrero man accused of burglarizing several Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office patrol cars and stealing a deputy's department-issued assault rifle told detectives he sold the gun to a "known drug dealer" in New Orleans, an arrest report said. Investigators have since recovered the weapon and arrested three suspects tied to the burglary spree. Detectives booked Charles Wills, 22, Eldon Juneau,... Full story »